Emma Chapman
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Emma is a counsellor and counselling lecturer. She retrained as a counsellor after working for over 15 years in teaching and support roles. Emma has had a varied career supporting those considered to be vulnerable in schools, colleges, hostels for homeless people, youth services and in family support roles. She re-trained as a counsellor because she believes that having good mental health is the key to a being able to have a fulfilled and meaningful life. Emma teachers on the MA in Clinical Counselling at the University of Chester. She also works as a Counsellor an MBACP (Accredited) Counsellor. With a Masters in Clinical Counselling and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education, Emma works with individuals and couples in her private practice in Northwich, Cheshire. Emma is completing a PhD in Counselling and Pyschotherapy exploring Perinatal Mental Health discourses in the UK and is interested in better understanding why some women find the transition to motherhood to be so difficult through her research.
Teaching and Supervision
Emma Teaches on the MA in Clinical Counselling at the University of Chester. She lectures on humanistic counselling, case management, trauma and working with difference. As part of her teaching role on the MA she also facilitates personal development groups, practice enhancement groups and supervises dissertations.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Emma is interested in how women experience the transition into motherhood. In particular, how discourses and narratives of Motherhood in the UK contribute to poor Perinatal Mental Health. Emma is also interested in how the lived expereinces of women informs research and epistemic injustice in research.